californiajay Posted October 16, 2015 Share #1 Posted October 16, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have a question. Just brought home a brand new M-P and took the plastic LCD screen protector off only to see what looks like a tiny spot over on the right side of the screen beyond the image area. First I tried to clean it off with a lens tissue but it wouldn't budge. So I thought that maybe there is an imperfection in the glass. Well, I took a loup and looked at it through it and lo and behold it almost looks like a sort of little sapphire etched into the glass. Have I discovered something that was intentional? Did Leica actually etch this in there to identify it, or give it a little logo of sorts? Is that what this is, or DO I have an imperfection in the glass that just happens to look somewhat like a sapphire? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest )-( Posted October 16, 2015 Share #2 Posted October 16, 2015 It's definitely Leica's sapphire mark, not an imperfection. I tried to find a specific reference in the manual but there isn't one. Enjoy your very new, very shiny M-P! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyD42 Posted October 16, 2015 Share #3 Posted October 16, 2015 I took mine to the Leica Store in LA for the same "issue." It is a very small image of a 'gem' to represent the sapphire screen, as cron-r said. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
californiajay Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted October 16, 2015 Very cool thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT0227 Posted October 16, 2015 Share #5 Posted October 16, 2015 I noticed and did the same thing, thought I scratched the glass too. So glad I know now that I didn't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Gray Posted October 16, 2015 Share #6 Posted October 16, 2015 i was very annoyed when i saw this imperfection on unwrapping my brand new M246. i figured it was out of the picture area, and could live with it. i cant wait now to check if we are all talking about the same thing........ yip its actually a sapphire!! i guess i should wear my glasses more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocaburger Posted October 16, 2015 Share #7 Posted October 16, 2015 Advertisement (gone after registration) I guess that was needed now that the standard M240 screen is glass, not plastic. Perhaps to avoid customers suspecting their screen might not be sapphire once they get some coating marks on it. (I got plenty of them on my M8U sapphire. The glass itself is very scratching resistent, the coating not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornnb Posted October 16, 2015 Share #8 Posted October 16, 2015 I guess that was needed now that the standard M240 screen is glass, not plastic. Perhaps to avoid customers suspecting their screen might not be sapphire once they get some coating marks on it. (I got plenty of them on my M8U sapphire. The glass itself is very scratching resistent, the coating not. Gorilla glass is used on the normal M240, which is still a tough material and is what Apple has been using on iPhones to provide more scratch resistance than normal glass. Sapphire is significantly more scratch resistant. However it has a few disadvantages. It is more more brittle and prone to shatter. It also lets less light through, meaning brighter more battery consuming backlights are required. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scook94 Posted October 16, 2015 Share #9 Posted October 16, 2015 Gorilla glass is used on the normal M240, which is still a tough material and is what Apple has been using on iPhones to provide more scratch resistance than normal glass. Sapphire is significantly more scratch resistant. However it has a few disadvantages. It is more more brittle and prone to shatter. It also lets less light through, meaning brighter more battery consuming backlights are required. Erm, yeah. There's an entire new industry been created to replace shattered screens on apple's iphones... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornnb Posted October 16, 2015 Share #10 Posted October 16, 2015 Apple uses sapphire glass on the Apple Watch and here is a good example of just how much more scratch proof sapphire is: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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